This . . .
I tried to make an entry earlier and was totally uninspired. Then I went to bed and read the 4th chapter of James (a distant relative) and began to pray and meditate. Then I couldn't sleep because of what I saw in the scripture. Now I'm up blogging.
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That . . .
If God's not happy and you don't know it, pray that the Holy Spirit will slap you upside the head and wake you up.
If God's isn't smiling and you know it, you will be REALLY miserable and that's a good thing.
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This is That . . .
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So what makes God smile?
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Submit yourself unto God.
God, I am yours. Take me like silly putty without the silly and form me in your hands. Like a really soft pillow, shape me just right so that we can both snuggle and be really comfortable together. Jesus . . . I am yours.
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Resist the devil.
Lord God, I push aside everything that hinders your love. Show me what it is God.
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I'm not sidin' up with anyone or anything that pulls me away from you.
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Draw near to God.
Show me your heart God. Show me what is important to you, what you are doing. What areas of obedience are you drawing me to?
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According to your word Abba Father, I submit myself to you, I resist evil, and I draw near.
Thank you for instilling your word in my heart.
Amen.

This . . .
If you get water in your ears, what is the best way to get it out?
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That . . .
A problem with rice crispies and cheerios is that when you put the milk on, the cereal spills over the side of the bowl. Easy solution: Put the milk in first then put in the cereal. This keeps the cereal in the bowl and also keeps the cereal crunchy longer.
There was a time when I was a Cheerios junkie. Just had to have 'em. One night I was all set for a big bowl, when I realized there was no milk. So I used Koolaid instead. I ate the whole bowl . . . it was awful.

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This is That . . .
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Joel
1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness,
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The question . . .
11 . . . . . .For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?
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The answer . . .
12 “ Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “ Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” 13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God,
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15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes;
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Tell them this . . .
1. The glory of God is coming. For the day of the Lord is great . . . Really good stuff for the people of God. I will pour out My Spirit in those days. 30 “ And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
2. Trouble is coming. . . . . and very terrible . . .
3. God is very merciful, very loving and very kind in the coming "glory" and "trouble".
4. Wholeheartedness is required . . . . rend your heart . . . all of it.
5. Fast and Pray . . . Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly, Gather the people.
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I would encourage you to read all of Joel. It is only three chapters.
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Elephants

This is what happened.
I was helping Taylor put some floor decking up in his attic. It is important to keep your feet on the rafters because if you step in between, your foot is likely to appear thru the ceiling in a room below and that would scare Banjo, poor kitty. Not to mention you could die. I was standing with each foot on two different rafters while lifting a sheet of 3/4 inch plywood with Taylor on the other end, lifting as well. While trying to wrestle it into position, I was knocked off balance and forced to take a giant step backwards. In a brief moment, I realized the danger, but could do nothing short of stepping down with the full force of my weight and the weight of the plywood. I was expecting the worse when my foot came down fully and squarely on a rafter. My first thought was "Hallelujah, I praise you Lord God that you direct my steps!" The thing is, that is not what I said. I kept that shout of praise silently tucked within. I think silent praises are good and fine, but sometimes we just need to shout it out. In an effort to be man pleasing and not offend (as if Taylor would be offended), I held back what I wanted to shout out to God. Next time, I'm shoutin'!
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That . . .
Overheard at the second coming . . . "Myrtle! Did you see that?"
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
Revelation 1:7
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This is That . . .
Why study end times? There are over 100 chapters in the Bible that have the end times as their main theme. It seems an important topic to God. As I posted earlier, the second coming is no small event, it is morehuger. Don't believe it is too hard a subject and too controversial for us to get. Scriptures on end times were written for all to understand - particularly now.
I also believe that scriptures on end times are meant to be interpreted literaly unless specifically identified as symbolic. A solid knowledge and understanding of God's leadership over the planet in the coming end time events will prepare you and the church to be victorious in love with power during the most dramatic time in history. We are preparing to transition between BSC (Before the Second Coming) to ASC (After the Second Coming).
Absolutely brobdingnagian. We need to know and be ready.
I encourage you to press in and not shrink back.
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.
Psalms 37:23

OK . . . So tell me THIS. How many black dots are there in my last blogs image?
Things are not always as they seem.
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So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”
And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived.
Luke 21:7-8
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The thing about being deceived is that if we are being deceived we don't know we are being deceived or we wouldn't be deceived. So how do we know? There is only one place to look and be sure . . . The Bible. I am saying this because I don't want you to believe anything I say just because I say it. If it doesn't line up with God's word . . . it just isn't so.
Read the Word . . . Study the Word . . . Pray the Word . . . Believe the Word.

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That . . .
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I was just driving along, minding my own business, when it happened. Suddenly I was thinking about squirrels. For one thing, I saw a squirrel standing on it's two back feet and realized that they have white tummies. Did you know that?
But more often when I see a squirrel while driving, it's because the squirrel is in the road and in danger of being smashed by my vehicle. Now squirrels live in trees right by the road. You would think they would understand cars and the danger they present and stay out of the road. Likewise, we live right near a road called willful disobedience. It is a broad road that leads to death. You would think we would understand the danger that road of sin represents and stay on the narrow road that leads to life.
As my car approaches the squirrel, confusion sets in. He runs that way, then this way, then changes his mind and runs the other way and winds up running in circles . . . finally narrowly escaping being squashed - or NOT. It is best to never choose that road as a place to play, but if we find ourselves there and find ourselves in a dangerous place, we need to decide even now that we will make a straight exit to safety, into the arms of Jesus.

Now that was kind of this, and this was kind of that, so I'm going to just say this was that and stop here.
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There are no dots.

I have been trying to count the black dots in this picture.

Every time I get to one, I lose count.

THIS . . . is very annoying.

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THAT . . .

What happens to an oriental guy if you spin him 'round and 'round and 'round?

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THIS is THAT . . .

I think most Christians believe that Jesus is going to return to earth sometime - maybe soon.

Many believe that we are in the generation of His return. I do.

The creation story was big. The fall was big. The deliverance of Israel out of Egypt in Exodus was a "big deal". The flood had quite an impact on a lot of folks, particularly those outside of Noah's immediate family. The first coming of Jesus was pretty major, even if almost no one figured it out for 30 years . . . and then only a few. How big was the cross, the death and ressurection of Jesus our Lord?

All God . . . all good . . . and all big.

Jesus is coming back again . . . that will be even morehuger.

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So what do we know, and what questions might we ask concerning this event of Biblical proportions? (pun intended)

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Who is coming back? Will He come as the pre-existant Son of God, as a man or as God? Where will He come? How is He going to come? Why is He coming? How long will He be here? What is going to do when He gets here? When is He coming? Will He come as a thief in the night or will we be expecting Him?

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Eschatology (the study of end times) is not an easy subject, but I believe we CAN KNOW and MUST KNOW what is on the heart of God as He leads us toward the day the "Bridegroom Jesus" will come for His bride and reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords over all the earth. That will be one MOREHUGER event.

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He gets disoriented.